Frommer's Sweden

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Much more detailed and complete than its major competitor, Frommer's Sweden captures all the highlights of this beautiful nation -- everything from sophisticated cities to medieval towns, the Gota Canal, summer solstice festivals, and Swedish glass factories. In this exciting new addition to the Frommer series, we'll give you tips on how to enjoy the best museums, shopping, and nightlife, as well as some offbeat experiences, like exploring the Orsa "Outback" by horse and carriage or kayaking the Stockholm Archipelago. With full details on a wide range of hotels and restaurants, detailed maps, and smart money-saving tips, Frommer's has everything you'll need!

List of contents

List of Maps.
What's New in Sweden.
1. The Best of Sweden.
1 The Best Travel Experiences.
2 The Best Active Vacations.
3 The Best Ways to Spend Time on the Water.
4 The Most Scenic Towns & Villages.
5 The Best Places to Go Back in Time.
6 The Best Museums.
7 The Best Castles & Palaces.
8 The Best Cathedrals & Abbeys.
9 The Best Hotels.
10 The Best Restaurants.
2. Planning Your Trip to Sweden.
1 The Regions in Brief.
2 Visitor Information.
Destination: Sweden--Red Alert Checklist.
3 Entry Requirements & Customs.
4 Money.
What Things Cost in Stockholm.
5 When to Go.
Sweden Calendar of Events.
6 Insurance, Health & Safety.
7 Tips for Travelers with Special Needs.
8 Getting There.
What You Can Carry On--And What You Can't.
All About E-Ticketing.
9 Escorted Tours & Special Interest Vacations.
10 The Active Vacation Planner.
11 Planning Your Trip Online.
12 Getting Around Sweden.
Suggested Itineraries.
13 Recommended Books.
Fast Facts: Sweden.
3. Settling into Stockholm.
1 Orientation.
Neighborhoods in Brief.
2 Getting Around.
Fast Facts: Stockholm.
3 Where to Stay.
Family-Friendly Hotels.
4 Where to Dine.
Family-Friendly Restaurants.
Picnic Fare & Where to Eat It.
Cheap Eats.
4. Discovering Stockholm.
Suggested Itineraries.
1 Seeing the Sights.
Frommer's Favorite Stockholm Experiences.
Walking Tour 1: Gamla Stan (Old Town).
Walking Tour 2: Along the Harbor.
2 Organized Tours.
3 Spectator Sports.
4 Active Pursuits.
5 Shopping.
6 Stockholm After Dark.
The Capital of Gay Scandinavia.
7 Side Trips from Stockholm.
Gamla Uppsala.
5. Gothenburg & Beyond.
1 Orientation.
2 Getting Around.
Fast Facts: Gothenburg.
3 Where to Stay.
4 Where to Dine.
Picnic Fare.
5 Seeing the Sights.
Suggested Itineraries.
6 Shopping.
7 Gothenburg After Dark.
8 Easy Excursions to the Bohuslän Coast & Halland.
6. Skåne (Including Helsingborg & Malmö).
1 Helsingborg.
2 Malmö.
3 Lund.
4 Ystad.
5 Simrishamn.
6 Kristianstad.
7 Karlshamn.
8 Karlskrona.
7. Kalmar & the Southeast.
1 Kalmar.
2 Växjö.
Buying Swedish Glass.
3 Jönköping.
4 Along the Shores of Lake Vättern.
8. The Baltic Islands: Öland & Gotland.
1 Öland.
The Blue Maiden.
2 Gotland & Visby.
9. The Göta Canal & Lake Vänern.
1 The Göta Canal.
2 Trollhättan.
3 Vänersborg.
4 Lidköping.
5 Skara.
Angling Along Göta Älv.
6 Mariestad.
10. Värmland & Dalarna.
1 Karlstad.
2 Sunne.
3 Filipstad.
The Swede Who Helped Defeat the South.
4 Falun.
5 Leksand.
Sweden's Best White-Water Rafting.
6 Tällberg.
7 Rättvik.
8 Mora.
11. The Bothnian Coast.
1 Gävle.
2 Söderhamn.
3 Hudiksvall.
4 Sundsvall.
5 Härnösand.
6 Umeå.
7 Skellefteå.
Sweden's Parish Villages.
12. Swedish Lapland.
1 Enjoying the Great Outdoors.
2 Luleå: The Gateway to Lapland.
Northern Lights & the Midnight Sun.
3 Arvidsjaur.
The Lapps (Sami) in Sweden.
4 Tärnaby & Hemavan.
5 Jokkmokk.
6 Kvikkjokk.
7 Gällivare.
A Winter Wonderland.
8 Kiruna.
The Ice Hotel.
9 Abisko.
Appendix: Sweden in Depth
1 Sweden Today.
2 The Natural Environment.
Did You Know?
3 History 101.
Dateline.
4 Famous Swedes.
Ikea Style.
Swedish Yankees.
5 The Swedish Chef.
Index.

About the author

Darwin Porter has produced numerous travel guides to Italy. Porter, a former bureau chief of The Miami Herald, is also a Hollywood biographer.

Prince was formerly employed by the Paris bureau of the New York Times, and is currently the president of Blood Moon Productions and other media-related firms.

Product details

• Authors: Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780764524646
• ISBN: 978-0-7645-2464-6
• No. of pages: 410
• Weight: 397 g
• Subject: Travel > Travel guides > Europe